Gloucestershire County Council has reversed its position on digital ticketing after backlash from tradespeople. The plan would have seen traders needing to revalidate their permits every four hours, in a bid to ease parking congestion. Condemned as “ridiculous” and “short sighted” by local businesses, the proposal would result in people having to leave work to […]
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Banksy artwork can not be saved in Cheltenham
The artwork in Cheltenham by famous and elusive artist ‘Banksy’ could not be salvaged. The mural appeared on the wall of Grade 2 listed building, 159 Fairview Road, in 2014. It was knocked down in the summer due to cracks and crumbling in the render and fans of the artwork hoped that it would be saved. But […]
Government set to invest in security sector
On Wednesday, chancellor George Osborne promised to almost double the government’s cyber security spending. 1.9 billion pounds will be invested in “industry and academia to fill the security skill gap”. The institution will be given the funding to employ 1,900 new intelligence personnel. Prof Kamal Bechkam was at Osborne’s speech at GCHQ on Wednesday alongside […]
Cheltenham reacts to GCHQ hacking revelation
Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden has revealed that Cheltenham based GCHQ can gain access to any mobile handset by sending it an encrypted message. According to Mr Snowden, smartphone users can do ‘very little’ to protect the privacy of their devices. “They should respect peoples privacy” Locals of GCHQ had mixed reactions […]